Warehouse and Distribution

Kronospan, a worldwide producer of laminated wood products, recently completed a multi-million dollar expansion of their production facilities located near Oxford, Alabama. Some 20-thousand yards of concrete, and a lot of overnight pours, were required to complete the massive project.

After operating for 100 years in Birmingham, Ala., Red Diamond, Inc., moved its headquarters to a new campus about 20 miles away in Moody, Ala. The multimillion dollar, 65-acre corporate campus opened a few years ago to support the more than 6 million servings of Red Diamond coffee and tea that the company says are consumed on a daily basis.

Walker Concrete Co., LLC, kicked off and completed a number of large industrial projects over the last 12 months and plans to keep that momentum going. One of its biggest accomplishments was the successful use of a brand new concrete mix known as “Ductilcrete.”

Construction of a large distribution warehouse in South Alabama posed two unique challenges. First, the floors had to be super flat. Second, the tilt-up panels that formed the structure were unusually tall.